Ian Lallow on Boatbuilding

The biggest boat we ever built was just before my time, was a boat called ‘Drumbeat’ built in 1955. She was 55 foot overall to an American design.

That was built for Sir Max Aitkin and the ‘Morning Cloud’s of course were … well the second one was 43 foot overall and the Admiral’s Cup boats and the one tonners, they varied from, I don’t know, from 35 foot up to 43 foot overall.

Not ‘big’ big by any means but plenty big enough.